Hanukkah
Dave Grohl and Friends Cover Randy Newman’s “I Love LA”: Watch
Winter, that occasionally charming burden, is not shared equally, as Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin reminded us on the eighth and final night of Hanukkah with their cover of Randy Newman’s “I Love LA.” Like previous covers in Season 3 of the Hanukkah Series, “I Love LA” was recorded live at Los Angeles’ Largo at the Coronet on December 5th. At the time they couldn’t have known that the midwest and northeast would be blitzed with snow storms at the end of the month. But right now, if you call one of those area home, it’s hard not take personally lyrics such as, “Hate New York City/ It’s cold and it’s damp,” and “Let’s leave Chicago to the Eskimos.” Dave, Greg, we hope you get sunburn. A note accompanying the cover’s release reads, “Merry Christmukkah! Our nondenominational gift ...
Dave Grohl and Beck Perform “E-Pro” for Hanukkah: Watch
Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin are back to celebrate the fifth day of Hanukkah, and this time around, they’ve teamed up with Beck to perform his 2005 track “E-Pro.” The performance was recorded in front of a live audience at the Largo in Los Angeles earlier this month for the third annual edition of Grohl and Kurstin’s The Hanukkah Sessions, which celebrates the religious festival with covers of songs by Jewish musicians. Watch below. Thus far, Season 3 of The Hanukkah Sessions has featured covers of Blood, Sweat & Tears’ “Spinning Wheel” with Judd Apatow, “Get the Party Started” with P!nk, 10cc’s “The Things We Do for Love” with Kurstin and Inara George, and Janis Ian’s “At Seventeen” with Grohl’s almost 17-year-old daughter Violet. Advertisement Related Video This isn’t the first t...
Dave Grohl, Greg Kurstin, and Inara George Cover 10cc’s “The Things We Do for Love” for Hanukkah: Watch
Grab the shamash and crank up the volume, night has fallen on the third day of Hanukkah and Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin are back with another entry in their annual Hanukkah Sessions cover series.This time around, the duo teamed up with Kurstin’s The Bird and the Bee bandmate Inara George to shine a light on 10cc’s “The Things We Do for Love.” This is the third annual edition of the Hanukkah Sessions, which are committed to celebrating the life and work of Jewish musicians. “The Things We Do for Love” served double duty, both honoring 10ccs only constant member Graham Gouldman, as well as Grammy-winning producer Brooks Arthur, who died earlier this year and to whom this song was dedicated. Check it out below. Previously during the 2022 Hanukkah Sessions, Grohl and Kursti...
Dave Grohl and P!NK Perform “Get the Party Started”: Watch
For the second night of Hanukkah, Dave Grohl has shared a performance of “Get the Party Started” with P!NK and his friend and producer Greg Kurstin. The cover was recorded in front of a live audience at the Largo in Los Angeles on December 5th. 2022 marks the third year Grohl and Kurstin have celebrated Hanukkah with covers of songs by famous Jewish artists. Before their duet, P!NK simply stated, “My name’s Alecia [Hart]. I’m a Jew.” Watch the performance below. Just two months earlier, P!NK shared the stage with Grohl during Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins tribute concert in LA. P!NK performed multiple songs during the all-star event, including team-ups with Nancy Wilson for “Barracuda” and members of Queen for “Somebody to Love.” Advertisement Related Video On Sunday night, Grohl ...
Dave Grohl, Judd Apatow, and Greg Kurstin Cover Blood, Sweat & Tears’ “Spinning Wheel”: Watch
For the third year running, Dave Grohl is celebrating Hanukkah by teaming up with friend and producer Greg Kurstin to cover songs made famous by Jewish artists. This time around, Grohl and Kurstin recorded their covers in front of a live audience at the Largo in Los Angeles earlier this month. To kick things off, they’ve shared a performance of Blood, Sweat & Tears’ “Spinning Wheel” as performed by Judd Apatow. Watch it below. According to Variety, other performers included P!NK, Violet Grohl, Beck, Karen O, Jack Black, and Kyle Gass. Proceeds from the event benefited the Anti-Defamation League. Advertisement Related Video Launched in 2020, the inaugural Hanukkah Sessions included covers of Beastie Boys (“Sabotage”), Drake (“Hotline Bling”), Mountain (“Mississippi Queen”), Pe...
Dave Grohl Covers KISS and Drinks Slurpees with Greg Kurstin on Night Eight of Hanukkah: Watch
Tonight is the final night of Hanukkah, and so too is Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin’s covers song series celebrating the Festival of Lights. To close things out, they’ve shared a seriously fun cover of KISS’s “Rock and Roll All Nite,” and a goofy music video to boot. Grohl introduced the cover, writing, “Ladies and gentlemen….we made it. Night 8! And what better way to celebrate another year of Hanukkah Sessions than Chaim Witz and Stanley Eisen….two young lads from Queens that set the world (and thousands of stages) on FIRE as Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of KISS!!!” “Greg and I would like to thank all of the people that helped ramp up the Hanukkah Sessions this year. It’s gonna be tough to beat! (But we will. Oh, we will…..) We hope that this year’s batch of hits has brought a little joy ...
Dave Grohl Joined by Daughter Violet Grohl for Cover of Amy Winehouse’s “Take the Box”: Watch
And on the fifth night of Hanukkah, Dave Grohl enlisted his 15-year-old daughter, Violet, for a poignant cover of Amy Winehouse’s “Take the Box.” “Despite this song’s mention of a ‘Moschino bra you bought me last Christmas,’ it’s common knowledge that the amazing woman behind the song was actually Jewish. Gone far too soon…” Grohl wrote in a social media post linking to the cover. The Winehouse cover serves as the fifth installment in Grohl and producer Greg Kurstin’s ongoing Hanukkah covers song series. For the second year in a row, the duo are covering songs by notable Jewish artists and releasing one at a time each night of Hanukkah. Previously, they gifted us a metal rendition of Lisa Loeb’s “Stay (I Missed You),” a faithful take on the Ramones’ “Blitzkrieg Bop,” a disco video for Barr...
8 Great Hanukkah Songs for 2021
Hanukkah is a time where we hope the miracles of the past can match up to the miracles we need for the future. During our COVID era, it seems hard to keep the hope, but here’s an array of songs for the Festival of Lights. Some of them will certainly populate your family WhatsApp groups over these eight days and beyond. “Yes, my mom sent me that song, too” moments — here they come. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Nissim Black & Kosha Dillz, “The Hanukkah Song 2.0 (Adam Sandler Remix)” [embedded content] It took 25 years for someone to make a remix of the most iconic modern Hanukkah song in America, but myself and another Jewish rapper have finally done so and with legit intent. The video shows Nissim in a rush to a menorah candle lighting on the glorious NYC subway. We rap fo...
Dave Grohl Covers Van Halen’s “Jump” with Greg Kurstin on Night Four of Hanukkah: Watch
David Eric Grohl is paying tribute to David Lee Roth on night four of Hanukkah. As the Foo Fighters frontman and producer Greg Kurston continue their Hanukkah covers song series, today they’re jumping into the wonderful world of Van Halen. “Quite possibly the loudest and proudest of hard rocking Jews, @DavidLeeRoth has gone on record crediting his Bar Mitzvah preparation as his earliest vocal training,” write Grohl and Kurtin. “He became a rockstar the day he became a man: Diamond Dreidel DLR and @VanHalen …with ‘Jump.’” Foo Fighters have covered Van Halen’s “Jump” live on many occasions over the years, but today’s release boasts Kurstin on synth and Grohl on drums and vocals. The accompanying video mixes performance footage with scenes of the two men jumping, crawling, and hamming i...
Dave Grohl Goes Full Lounge Singer with Cover of Barry Manilow’s “Copacabana”
And on the third night of Hanukkah, Dave Grohl donned a smoking jacket and offered up his best Barry Manilow impersonation. Yes, for the latest installment in their ongoing covers song series, Grohl and Greg Kurstin gave a nod to “mega-mensch” Manilow with a loungy rendition of “Copacabana.” “Barry Pincus – not only one of the greatest songwriters of the 20th (or any) century, but a mega-mensch to boot!” wrote Grohl and Kurstin to introduce their cover. “So, like a good neighbor, you deserve a break today. So grab a bucket of chicken and let’s get stuck on…. @barrymanilow’s “Copacabana”! In the accompanying video, Grohl pulls double duty (and sports two different smoking jackets) as he both sings and sits behind the kit. Super producer Kurtstin, meanwhile, plays keyboard and bongos. Watch ...
Dave Grohl Covers Lisa Loeb’s “Stay (I Missed You)” to Kick Off New Hanukkah Cover Song Series with Greg Kurstin
For the second year running, Dave Grohl is celebrating Hanukkah by teaming up with producer Greg Kurstin to cover songs made famous by Jewish artists. To kick off the song series, Grohl and Kurstin are tackling Lisa Loeb’s hit “Stay (I Missed You).” The song’s corresponding video alternates between scenes of Grohl, wearing a dress, gently singing the opening of each verse, and Grohl, with his faced pressed up against the camera, screaming the rest of the song’s lyrics. Watch it below. The inaugural edition of Grohl and Kurstin’s Hanukkah Sessions saw them cover songs by Beastie Boys (“Sabotage”), Drake (“Hotline Bling”), Mountain (“Mississippi Queen”), Peaches (“Fuck the Pain Away”), Bob Dylan (“Rainy Day Women #12 & 35”), Elastica (“Connection”), The Knack (“Frustrated”), and The Velv...
Dave Grohl Covers Lisa Loeb’s “Stay (I Missed You)” to Kick Off New Hanukkah Cover Song Series with Greg Kurstin
For the second year running, Dave Grohl is celebrating Hanukkah by teaming up with producer Greg Kurstin to cover songs made famous by Jewish artists. To kick off the song series, Grohl and Kurstin are tackling Lisa Loeb’s hit “Stay (I Missed You).” The song’s corresponding video alternates between scenes of Grohl, wearing a dress, gently singing the opening of each verse, and Grohl, with his faced pressed up against the camera, screaming the rest of the song’s lyrics. Watch it below. The inaugural edition of Grohl and Kurstin’s Hanukkah Sessions saw them cover songs by Beastie Boys (“Sabotage”), Drake (“Hotline Bling”), Mountain (“Mississippi Queen”), Peaches (“Fuck the Pain Away”), Bob Dylan (“Rainy Day Women #12 & 35”), Elastica (“Connection”), The Knack (“Frustrated”), and The Velv...
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